List of renamed places in Malawi
This is a list of renamed places in Malawi.
Country[]
The British colony of Nyasaland was renamed Malawi upon independence in 1964.
Cities and towns[]
- Fort Hill → Chitipa (1964)[1]
- Fort Johnston → Mangochi (1964)[1]
- Fort Manning → Mchinji (1964)[1]
- Mlanje → Mulanje
- Kota Kota → Nkhotakota
- Port Herald → Nsanje
- Fort Lister → Phalombe (1964)[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Kalinga, Owen J. M. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Malawi. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 173. ISBN 9780810859616.
Categories:
- Geography of Malawi
- History of Malawi
- Names of places in Africa
- Lists of place names
- Malawi geography-related lists
- Geographical renaming
- City name changes